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UNITED STATES Patented August 25,1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

APPARATUS FOR BOXING ARTICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 737,502, dated August 25, 1903. Application filed June 15,1901. Serial No. 64,664. on model.)

To ttZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that we, HENRI SEVENE and EMILE DAVID CAHEN, both citizens of the French Republic, residing at Paris, France, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Apparatus for Boxing Articles,"

of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates more particularly to detailed improvements in apparatus for boxthe present improvement may be advantageously employed.

In order to clearly explain the nature of the invention, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a front view of part of the ma chine on the line A B of Fig. 4. Fig. 1 is a continuation of Fig. 1 with parts broken away. Fig. 2 is a crosssection on line. 0 D of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a cross-section on line E F of Fig. 1.

' Fig. tie a cross-section on line G H of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a semifront view of the pusher-supporting cross-stay on the left and of thepusherguide cross-stay on the right. Fig. 6 is the plan of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a vertical section on the line I' J of Fig. 8, showing the boxingplunger on an enlarged scale. Fig. 8 is a plan of Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a cross-section on the line K L of Fig. 7. Fig. 10 is a front view of the mouthpieces on theline M N of Fig. 7. Fig. 11 is a detail of the chain carrying the boxslides.

In the drawings the boxing apparatus is represented as situated in front of the endless belt or chain 1 of a match-making machine; but the apparatus may be used with other forms of apparatus for holding a store of matches, which are discharged in a uniform manner and in small groups containing a definite number. (Five in the instance shown in the figure.) The groups of matches discharged at each stroke of the machine fall into hoppers 2, each of wwhich corresponds to. one of the groups and is fixed to a carrier 3, to which is imparted a reciprocatory. movement. In the drawings this movement is vertical; but it should be understood that it maybe of any kind-lateral, oblique, or with a curved trajectoryso long as it will enable the hopper to be passed up underneath the match-sticks projecting from the chain to receive the matches, in contradistinction from those devices of the prior art where hoppers are thrust horizontally or obliquely under the matches ,in a direction toward the chain. As the matches are closely assembled in the chain, my hopper has no tendency to ignite a match, Whereas any false move in those of the prior art referred to might cause a match-head to be struck by the sides of the hopper and ignite, with serious results.

The movement of the carrier and its hoppers may be effected in any suitable manner, and particularly by the following means: At each end of the carrier 3 is a vertical web or frame 3, which fits into slides 4, fixed on the frame 5 of the machine. Arms 6 are attached at one extremity to carrier 3 by pivots 7, and at the other extremity to one end of the levers 8, which are pivoted at 9 and operated by rods 11, connected to levers 12 at the lower part of the frame. These latter levers, fixedto supports 13, attached to the frame 5, carry a shaftand roller 14, actuated by a cam 15 on the main shaft 16. Whatever the character of the movement and the means whereby it is produced, the carrier receives the groups of matches at the commencement of its stroke (at the summit when the movement is vertical) and dis charges them at the end of the stroke (on reaching its lowest position in the case shown in Figs. 1 to 4) into the box-slides destined to receive them. This latter result can be attained in various ways and notably in the following manner: A set of pushers 17 equal in number to the hoppers receives an alternating horizontal movement, produced, for example, as follows: The set of pushers 17 pass at their forward end through a stationary guide-bar 17 and at their rear ends are carried by a bar 18, the ends of which slide in grooves provided in supports 19, which are IOO attached to the main frame 5. Levers2O at each end, pivoted at 21 and actuated by cams 22 on the shaft 16, engage with the bar 18 by a clamping device 20 (shown in Fig. 4) and transmit motion to the bar 18. When in their rearward position, the pushers leave a space clear for the passage of the'rising-andfalling carrier. As may be seen in Figs. 1 and 4, the hoppers. 2 consist of a flared portion or mouth and below this a narrower portion, where the matches collect, the ends being open. The pusher-heads correspond in area to this narrowed portion, so that in moving forward they drive out all the matches contained in the hoppers. In front of the hoppers are placed the box-slides 23 in such, a manner that the matches expelled from the hoppers by the pushers fall into them. A renewed supply of the box-slides is placed uniformly in front of the hoppers by any suitable means, particularly in the following way: The box-slides 23 are conveyed in a series of cells 24, mounted on an endless chain 24, which at each stroke of the machine is moved forwardthrough a distance equal to once, twice, or more times the axial distance of the hoppers by means of a chain-carrying Wheel 25, mounted on a shaft 26, which may be set in motion by any suitable means, such as by a ratchet-wheel 27 and pawl 28, carried by a crank 26, Which is actuated by a rod 66, lever 67, and cam 68 from shaft 16, so that the ratchet is moved forward one tooth at each stroke. In passing before the hoppers in succession the slides continue to receive more matches until they are quite full. As a modification the cells 24 may be left unoccupied by boxes,in which event they receive the matches direct in order to discharge the whole charge at once into boxes or other receptacles by means of appropriate apparatus. When the cells are occupied by slides, these latter arrive in their filled condition before one, two, or more mouthpieces 29, Figs. 2, 7, 8, and 10.

These inouthpieces 29 are in the form of a.

kind of frame fiared on the side nearest the box-slides and provided with tapered lips30, fitted with flexible blades 31, onto which fit the box-cases. This frame is provided with grooves 32 in one or several places for the passage of spurs 33 on the boxing-plunger 34. The mouthpieces 29 are fixed to any suitable support mounted on the main frame 5. The box-cases are placed in the mouthpieces 29 either by hand or by any suitable mechanical means, such as by the following: The boxcases stored in one, two, or-more chutes 35 tend to descend continuously by their pwn weight. One, two, or more plungers 36 suitably guided may receive a reciprocating movement by any suitable means-such, for example, as a cranked lever 37, pivoted to a support 38 and actuated by a cam 39 on the shaft 16. Each chute 35 has an opening 40 in front, so as to permit the passage of a single box-case at a time. A flexible spring 65, fixed to the chute 35, allows the cases to be pushed forward by the plunger 36, but prevents any backward movement into the chute on the part of a case when filled with its slide. The front part of the plunger 36 carries a tongue 41 underneath, which supports the box-cases, as will be explained later. On the opposite side of the chain of cells 24 are one, two, or more plungers 34, Figs. 1, 2, 7, 8, and 9, to which is imparted a horizontal reciprocating movement in the same manner as for the plungers 36for example, by means of the lever 42, pivoted to the support 43 and operated by the cam 44, attached to the'shaft 16. The plungers 34 are so shaped that they can enter the mouth 29, and they carry on their front the before-mentioned spurs 33. They are slidable in a guide 45 and are provided with a movable head 46, the'top of which has a curved front surface. The total height of the plunger and head is appreciably greater than that of the box-slides. As this head 46 is'unable to enter the mouthpiece 29, it cannot be rigidly attached to the plunger, but must follow the latter in its rearward movement and be stopped at the mouthpiece during the forward movement, a result which may be attained by the following means: The head 46 is provided with two rearwardlyextending dovetail projections 47, Fig. 9, which, subject to frictional binding, can slide in two grooves 48 in the plunger 34, which carries a lever 49, pivoted at 50 to it, such lever being capable of rocking in a groove 51 therein. The front limb 52 of the lever 49 is booked and is capable of engaging in a recess 53 in the extension 47. The rearlimb 54 slides in a groove 55of the guide 45, which groove is shaped so as to form a cam, so that when the head 46 and plunger are in their rearward position the lever bolts the cap to the plunger, whereas at the moment they come into contact with the mouthpiece the bolt is drawn back and the head 46 and plunger become independent of one another. A spring 56, attached to the plunger 34, tends to keep the lever 49 in contact with the cam-groove 55. A projection 57, fixed on the plunger 34, insures the return movement of the head 46 by engaging with a projection 58, carried by the extension 47 of said head. A finger 59, mounted on the end of a lever 60, pivoted at 61, is capable of moving in a vertical direction under the influence of a cam-shaped groove 63, cut in said lever 60,in which groove slides a roller 64, attached to the plunger 34. As a modification the fixed lever and movable roller attached to the plunger 34 may be replaced by a lever attached to the plunger 34 and a fixed roller. This part of the apparatus works as follows: At each revolution of the machine each of the plungers 36 pushes a box-case out of the corresponding chute 35, and by means of the tongue 41, upon which it has been resting, delivers it between the lips of the mouthpieces 29, where it is held firmly in position by means of the flexible blades 31, such blades passing inside the case. At this instant a box-slide filled with matches will have been brought opposite each mouthpiece by the movement of the endless chain carrying the cells 24. The corresponding boxingplunger 34,with its attached head 46,advances and pushes the slide toward the box-case. From the outset of this movement the head 46 levels up on the rear end of the box any matches that may accidentally project there and keeps them from slipping back during the progress of the movement,especially when the match-heads are entering the mouthpieces 29, and the movable finger 59, being pressed down on the matches by the action of the cam 63, prevents them from rising up and escaping from the box in this way. The boxslide and its contained matches enter the mouthpiece 29, and consequently into the box-case, in such a manner that the matches being kept in place by the mouthpiece in front, the finger above, and the plunger and its head in the rear cannot escape on any side and are compelled to enter the box-case. To prevent the box-cases from retreating under the thrust exerted by the filled slides, the movement of the plunger 36 is timed with that of plunger 34, so that the former does notwithdraw until the slides have been pushed fully into the box-cases. When the slide is fully home, the plunger 36 is drawn back quickly, and thereby uncovers an opening 36. The plungers 3% continue to advance (at a less rapid rate than the plungers 36 recede) and expel the box-cases and their contained slides from the lips 30 and flexible blades 31, the spurs 33 insuring that the box-cases, as well as the slides, are expelled, and the filled box falls through the hole 36% The plunger 34: being withdrawn, the same series of operations is repeated at each succeeding stroke of the machine.

It is evident that the apparatus for inserting box-slides into their cases may be applied not only to match-making machines, but also in conjunction with other machines for the purpose of placing in cases slides filled with products of any kind.

What we claim is- 1. In apparatus for boxing articles, comprising a chain of cells for carryingbox-slides, and means for removing such slides, a mouthpiece flared on the side nearest the box-slides, means for retaining a box-case in such monthpiece, a plunger in the rear of such monthpiece having a tongue on which the box-case may be carried, a chute situated also at the rear of such mouthpiece serving to hold the box-case, and having an opening adapted to allow one case to be removed at a time, and means for supporting and reciprocating the plunger.

2. In apparatus for boxing articles, comprising a chain of cells forlcarryin g box-slides, a mouthpiece for holding a box-case in line with the cells on'one side of same, a plunger on the other side of same, a head carried by the plunger adapted to overhangthe box-case and hold down the articles therein, means for reciprocating the plunger so that it may forcea box-slide out of a cell into a case in the mouthpiece, means carried by the plunger for connectin g the head thereto until said plunger is entering the mouthpiece with the box-case, and means for withdrawing the head with the plunger.

3. In apparatus for boxing articles, comprising a chain of cells for carrying box-slides,

a mouthpiece for holding a box-case in line with the cells on one side of same, a plunger on the other side a head carried by the plunger, an extension to such head carried in a groove in the plunger, a lever 49 pivoted in a groove in the plunger, a guide for the plunger, a cam-groove in same in which one end of the lever is adapted to travel, a hook at the other end of said lever adapted to engage a recess in the extension, means for reciprocating the plunger so that it may force a boxslide out of a cell into a case in the mouthpiece, the head and extension traveling with end of the lever is released from the exten- 1 sion by the cam-groove and the plunger can travel on without the head and means for withdrawing the head with the plunger.

4. In apparatus for boxing articles, comprisingachain of cells for carrying box-slides, a mouthpiece for holding a box-case in line with the cells on one side of same, a plunger on the other side of same, means for reciprocating the plunger, to force a slide into a box-case, a finger situated above the chain of cells and in line with the mouthpiece and plunger, and means controlled by the plunger for raising and lowering said finger so that it may hold down the article in the slide as it is being forced into the box-case.

5. In apparatus for boxing articles, comprising a chain of cells for carrying box-slides, a mouthpiece for holding a box-case in line with the cells on one side of same, a plunger on the other side of same, means for reciprocating the plunger, a lever pivotally carried over the plunger, a cam-groove in said lever, a finger carried by the said lever, and a part carried by the plunger engaging with the cam-groove adapted to raise and lower said lever and finger so that it may bear upon the articles in the box-slide as the latter is being forced into the case in the mouthpiece.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRI sEvirNE. EMILE DAVID CAHEN.

Witnesses:

CHARLES DONY, EDWARD P. MACLEAN, 

